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  1. 1.Kosovo Protesters Demand Ministerial, Judicial Resignations After Latest FemicideXhorxhina Bami · After the murder of a woman in Kosovo at the weekend, protesters took to the streets of Pristina to demand accountability, high-level resignations and an end to gender-based violence.
  2. 2.Serbia Raises Terror Alert After Attack on Israeli EmbassyMarina Zec · Following an attack on a gendarme guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia's caretaker Interior Minister Ivica Dacic raised the terror threat status to the highest level.
  3. 3.After the Election Party, What Lies Ahead for Serbia?Nikola Parun · The Student List comes to power with popular goodwill but faces institutionalised corruption, entrenched criminal networks and economic mismanagement left behind by Aleksandar Vucic’s 14 years of rule
  4. 4.Plebiscites Signal Fight for Slovenia’s Soul under ‘Authoritarian’ JansaAlbin Sybera · Slovenia’s right-wing government is expected to double down on its agenda after losing two out of four plebiscites this month, but civil society says it is ready to fight a drift into ‘authoritarianis
  5. 5.Murder in Ecuador: The Polish Activist, the Missing Files and the Albanian MafiaSzymon Opryszek · On June 8, Monika Silva-Koniuszek was murdered in Ecuador. After obtaining a drive containing files the Polish activist had compiled, BIRN uncovered a network of companies linked to Albanian gangs all
  6. 6.EU Commission Unveils Reforms to Beef Up Border AgencyNicholas Watson · Frontex is to become a fully-fledged “European returns agency” with the ability to intervene in border emergencies and expand its operations beyond Europe.
  7. 7.Bulgarian Govt Criticised for Using State Resources to Promote Presidential CandidateSvetoslav Todorov · Opposition leaders and media associations condemned the use of official communication channels to promote presidential candidate Iliana Iotova and criticised the government’s domineering language dire
  8. 8.What Does Aleksandar Vucic’s Defeat Mean for Balkan Autocrats?Blerim Vela · Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic vowed to defeat the student protest movement, but lost in the end. Other movements across the region can learn lessons from the Serbian students about tactics and pe
  9. 9.Bosnian Court Verdicts for Wartime Sexual Violence Show Leniency and DisparitiesSelma Melez-Pezo · An analysis of Bosnian court verdicts in cases of wartime sexual violence shows deep inconsistencies in sentencing, a tendency to give more weight to mitigating circumstances, and a failure to recogni
  10. 10.Journalist-Turned-PM Faces Daunting Challenges in RomaniaMarian Chiriac · Luca Niculescu, Romania’s recently-chosen prime minister, is an experienced administrator and skilled negotiator, but has limited time and political support to tackle pressing economic and social chal
  11. 11.Serbian Students’ Mass Support ‘Forced Vucic to Concede’ ElectionKatarina Baletic · The opposition Student List won by such a wide margin that Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic had no choice but to acknowledge the results, despite having resorted to electoral manipulation in
  12. 12.Czech Govt Faces Backlash Over Rushed Public Media Funding ReformJules Eisenchteter · Political and social tensions escalated suddenly over the weekend after the Czech government appeared to force through a controversial overhaul of public service media funding.
  13. 13.Kosovo Woman Murdered Hours After Reporting Domestic Violence to PoliceArdita Zeqiri · Kosovo authorities have been accused of failing to protect women after a woman was murdered hours after reporting domestic violence to the police on Sunday evening.
  14. 14.Student List Wins Outright Majority in Serbian Parliamentary PollsKatarina Baletic · Latest figures confirm that the Student List won an outright majority in the parliamentary elections, ending the 14-year rule of the Serbian Progressive Party and strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic.
  15. 15.Monday Briefing from the Balkans: October 26, 2026BIRN · Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.
  16. 16.Bulgaria’s Presidential Election Heads to Runoff After Record Low TurnoutSvetoslav Todorov · After securing an unexpectedly small lead, government-aligned acting President Iliana Iotova will face opposition candidate Andrey Gyurov in a November 1 runoff following record low voter turnout in S
  17. 17.European Leaders Welcome Victory for Serbia’s Opposition Student ListMarina Zec · European officials and leaders from Balkan states congratulated the Student List on its election victory, expressing hopes for democratic changes that will accelerate Serbia’s progress towards EU memb
  18. 18.Serbia Erupts in Celebration as Aleksandar Vucic’s Long Rule EndsKatarina Baletic · People took to the streets in cities across Serbia to hail the victory of the opposition Student List, ending the rule of strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party, which had been
  19. 19.Albanian Prime Minister Announces New Anti-Protest LegislationFjori Sinoruka · Amid continuing violence at anti-government protests at the weekend, during which one protester was hit in the eye with a rubber bullet, premier Edi Rama announced new measures to tackle “urban anarch
  20. 20.‘Real Grave’: Kosovo Seeks to Correct Mistakes Made in Identifying War DeadSerbeze Haxhiaj · In trying to identify the remains of more than 300 war dead, authorities in Kosovo are revisiting those identified and buried shortly after the end of hostilities and without the help of DNA, searchin
  21. 21.The Securitate Files: Why Romanian Artists Became InformantsMarian Chiriac · A new book explores the complex and often uncomfortable question of why some artists collaborated with Romania’s notorious communist-era secret police.
  22. 22.Croatian JANAF’s Kazakh Venture a Pivotal MomentVuk Tesija · Croatia’s state-owned pipeline operator is partnering with Kazakhstan to explore for oil, seeking to rebuild lost expertise while helping the Central Asian country diversify export routes heavily depe
  23. 23.Serbian Strongman Vucic Concedes Defeat in Snap ElectionsMarina Zec · Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to Student List in major parliamentary elections on Sunday. The result brings an end to 14 years of rule by Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party.
  24. 24.Live Blog: Serbia Votes in Crucial Parliamentary ElectionsBIRN · Follow BIRN’s reporters for the latest developments as Serbians cast ballots in parliamentary elections seen as a showdown between the governing Serbian Progressive Party and the opposition Student Li
  25. 25.‘Collective Fear’: Pressure on Serbians with Disabilities to Vote for Ruling PartyMarina Zec · People with disabilities and those who provide assistance tell BIRN of pressure - direct and indirect - to vote for Serbia’s ruling party amid fears they could lose a financial lifeline.
  26. 26.Week in Review: Polls and StormsMilos Damnjanovic · A crucial election in Serbia, escalating protests in Albania, bilateral disputes in the region and the costs of political deadlock in Kosovo. As BIRN's selection of Premium stories shows, the next day
  27. 27.ARTE Europe Weekly: Should the EU Sanction Israel Over Violence in the West Bank?BIRN · Occupation, displacement and war crimes: according to the UN, radical Israelis in the West Bank are violating international law.
  28. 28.Proposed Law to Curb Powers of Hague-Based Court Returned to Kosovo AssemblyXhorxhina Bami · Following the war crimes convictions of former KLA leaders in The Hague, Kosovo’s assembly passed a bill attempting to curb the court’s powers. The bill now returns to the assembly for reconsideration
  29. 29.One Dead, Crew Members Missing After Ship Sinks off RomaniaMarian Chiriac · A commercial vessel has sunk in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania, after reportedly being hit by a drone.
  30. 30.Alleged Police Violence Against Minors Alarms AlbaniaBlerina Gjoka · More than 200 minors have been arrested or charged amid protests in Albania, while the Ombudsperson and rights organisations report allegations of police violence and breaches of safeguards designed t
  32. 31.Serbia Braces for Most Uncertain Elections in 14 YearsKatarina Baletic · The ruling Serbian Progressive Party faces its strongest challenge since it came to power and the student movement seeks to turn nearly two years of anti-government protests into electoral victory.
  33. 32.Democracy Digest: Czech Culture Ministry Cuts Funding for Velvet Revolution AnniversaryPeter Dlhopolec · Elsewhere, former chief of Hungary’s central bank detained on suspicion of economic fraud; Polish abortion reform clears first hurdle but faces presidential veto; and Slovak president blocks far-right
  34. 33.War Crimes in Prison Camps Still Haunt Montenegro-Croatia RelationsIvana Vlaovic · Poor judicial cooperation between Montenegro and Croatia leave crimes at two wartime Yugoslav detention centres unresolved – and could threaten Montenegro's EU accession progress.
  35. 34.Bulgaria’s Presidential Frontrunner Holds Lead Despite Drone ControversySvetoslav Todorov · Acting President Iliana Iotova and Prime Minister Rumen Radev look primed to solidify the ruling party Progressive Bulgaria’s grip on power amid declining public trust, security criticisms and low vot
  36. 35.Merz Sees Montenegro in EU by 2028 as Berlin Process Summit OpensPredrag Milic · At the opening of the Berlin Process summit in Montenegro on Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Montenegro could join the EU by 2028, and he urged regional cooperation.
  37. 36.Match-Fixing Probe Rocks Greek Basketball FederationEleni Stamatoukou · Greek police arrested six individuals connected to allegations of fixing basketball matches. The arrested include the president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation, referees and others.
  38. 37.Dzimi’s Diggers: Big Contract Follows Show of Loyalty to Serbia’s Ruling PartySasa Dragojlo · After deploying his heavy machinery to protect Serbia’s presidency building from anti-government protesters, Mile Samardzija secured a 1.1 million-euro contract with a company part-owned by the state.
  39. 38.Berlin Process Needs to Level the Playing Field in Bilateral DisputesMarika Djolai · A decade of declarations and commitments on good neighbourly relations have not prevented bilateral issues from impeding EU enlargement in the Balkans. A new solution must be found.
  40. 39.Vucic’s Electoral Base Erodes as Younger Voters Seek Change in SerbiaDjordje Trikos · Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party is facing anti-establishment sentiments and demographic pressure on its ageing nationalist base in this weekend’s elections – similar to the dynamics that
  41. 40.Held Together with Wire: Inside Romania’s Neglected Arms IndustryBianca Albu · Romania's state arms industry is supposed to help defend NATO's eastern flank. Instead, politically connected and corrupt managers, wasted funds, and poor security have left several of its factories b
  42. 41.Acquittal Fuels Doubts over Transfer of Bosnian War Crimes Cases to SerbiaEmina Dizdarevic Tahmiscija · While a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced 13 people to a combined total of more than 180 years in prison for the killing of Bosniak civilians in two villages during the 1992-95 war, the ac
  43. 42.Multiple Arrests Across Serbia Ahead of Crucial ElectionsKatarina Baletic · Four days before parliamentary elections, Serbian police arrested at least seven individuals suspected of planning violent actions on election day and plotting to ‘overthrow the state’.
  44. 43.Albania’s Students Demand the Fall of Rama and an End to CorruptionFjori Sinoruka · A wave of student protests have swept Albania over the last week and escalated into clashes with police. BIRN spoke with some of the protesters to hear what brought them into the streets.
  45. 44.Leader of Kosovo Opposition Party PDK Steps DownPerparim Isufi · Bedri Hamza, the leader of PDK, Kosovo’s largest opposition party, announced his resignation on Wednesday, opening the way for the party to select a new leader.
  46. 45.Kosovo Court Sentences Serb for War CrimesAdile Agushi · Kosovo Serb Milorad Djokovic was sentenced by a Pristina court to 10 years in prison for war crimes related killings and beatings of civilians during a Serbian military assault on a village in 1999.
  47. 46.Serbians Abroad Organize to Vote Amid ObstaclesMarina Zec · Ahead of Serbia’s high-stakes snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, citizens abroad are organising shared transport and accommodation to reach polling stations, sometimes thousands of kilometres awa
  48. 47.Russian Despatch: Kremlin Clings to Balkan Buddies Dodik and VucicMaksim Samorukov · Russia remains ready to aid its Balkan allies in their electoral endeavours and sabotage EU and NATO membership prospects, as Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to boost Milorad Dodik and Aleksandar Vuci
  49. 48.NATO’s ‘False Solidarity’: Fico Says Neutrality Would Better Suit SlovakiaPeter Dlhopolec · The prime minister says he doesn’t believe in Nato solidarity, even as Slovakia relies on its partners for military protection and continues its alliance commitments. So why is he using such damaging
  50. 49.Trump Associates Attended Rally for Bosnian Serb Nationalist PartySemir Mujkic · BIRN has confirmed that at least three associates of US President Donald Trump attended a campaign rally for Milorad Dodik’s Serb nationalist SNSD party, raising questions of possible violations of el
  51. 50.Journalists Targeted in Row over Croatian Football Fans’ Nazi SlogansVuk Tesija · The far-right Homeland Movement party accused media of conducting a “witch-hunt” against a Hajduk Split football fan group that targeted journalists who reported on its members’ pro-Nazi and anti-Semi
  52. 51.Romanian Parliament Backs New Government After Months of CrisisMarian Chiriac · Romanian lawmakers have voted in favour of a new government led by the politically independent Luca Niculescu, ending five months of political crisis.
  53. 52.Montenegro Adopts Constitutional Changes on Integrity Checks for MinistersPredrag Milic · With the adoption of constitutional changes to enhance integrity checks on high-level government officials, Montenegro comes a step closer to fulfilling EU accession requirements.
  54. 53.Albanian PM Rama Steps Up Rhetoric Against Student ProtestersBlerina Gjoka · Edi Rama described some of the student protesters involved in unrest in Tirana as extremists who have been manipulated by foreign powers, causing critics to warn that such harsh rhetoric may further i
  55. 54.How Serbia’s Ruling Party Turned State Institutions into ‘Vote Machines’Radmilo Markovic · Over 150 testimonies reveal how public sector employees are pressured to deliver votes and attend political rallies while some job posts are given to loyalists who staff party call centres on the cloc
  56. 55.US Concessions to Dodik Strengthen Moscow’s Hand in BosniaHikmet Karcic · Washington’s lifting of sanctions on the Bosnian Serb leader left him free to pursue closer ties to Russia without restrictions – effectively giving Moscow veto powers over Bosnia and Herzegovina’s fu
  57. 56.Kosovo Risks Losing More EU Funds After Deadlock Delayed ReformsSerbeze Haxhiaj · Kosovo is failing to access hundreds of millions in EU funding after two years of political wrangling left Brussels-mandated reforms on hold.
  58. 57.Serbians Linked to Protest Movement Allegedly Hit by Spyware AttacksKatarina Baletic · Six days before crucial Serbian parliamentary elections, digital rights investigators report with “high confidence” that two prominent figures connected to the anti-government protest movement were ta
  59. 58.Monday Briefing from the Balkans: October 19, 2026BIRN · Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.
  60. 59.Albania’s Capital Rocked by Chaotic Weekend of Street UnrestFjori Sinoruka · Thousands of people joined student-led protests in Tirana at the weekend to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, as clashes with police resulted in more injuries and arrests.
  61. 60.Ukraine’s EU Accession Push Is Gaining Momentum, Says Ambassador to MoldovaMadalin Necsutu · Paun Rohovei tells BIRN that Ukraine is advancing EU-backed anti-corruption reforms and seeking closer security ties with Moldova and Romania. He also warns that a growing water crisis on the Dniester
  63. 61.Hydropower Scheme Threatens to Irrevocably Alter Iconic Neretva in Bosnia, CroatiaTommi Siviero · The Upper Horizons hydropower scheme threatens to forever alter the vital Neretva river that flows from Bosnia to the Adriatic via Croatia, threatening ecosystems, communities and a centuries-old way
  64. 62.Alleged Obstruction Ruins Highly-Anticipated Audit of Serbia’s Electoral RollKatarina Baletic · Ahead of Serbia's crucial elections this month, members of a commission tasked with bringing order to the electoral roll say they were ‘obstructed’ by authorities.
  65. 63.Tougher Security Response Won’t Solve Albania’s Growing Crisis: ExpertsBlerina Gjoka · As Prime Minister Edi Rama rules out resignation in response to violent protests, a political solution is needed to calm the unrest, experts argue.
  66. 64.Serbia Channels Public Funds to Pro-Vucic Diaspora GroupsDragana Prica Kovacevic · Since 2023, the Serbian foreign ministry has channelled more than 250,000 euros to Serb diaspora organisations whose activities and public statements dovetail with the right-wing policies and position
  67. 65.Week in Review: Bad Deals and ScandalsMilos Damnjanovic · Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes a look at salacious tales making unpleasant headlines, political deals being mooted and insiders spilling secrets.
  68. 66.ARTE Europe Weekly: France’s School Protests – An Education System Under Strain?BIRN · Hundreds of thousands have demonstrated across France for better schools, revealing deep concerns among young people about their education system and their future.
  69. 67.Croatian Football Fans’ Pro-Nazi Chants Prompt ArrestsVuk Tesija · Hajduk Split fans' anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler chants before match against Ajax trigger arrests and draw condemnation from government and Israeli embassy.
  70. 68.Albania PM Defiant as Protests Spread to Provincial CitiesFjori Sinoruka · After the capital endured a third night of violent clashes between student-led protesters and police, Edi Rama vowed not to bow to the demands for him to quit.
  71. 69.Serbia’s ‘Captured’ TV Screens All Tell the Same StoryAleksandra Krstic · The dominance of pro-government TV channels, while commercial pressures squeeze critical media outlets, shows how uneven the media landscape has become ahead of the October 25 elections.
  72. 70.Democracy Digest: Polish Man Charged With Plotting to Kill PM, Suspected Saboteurs ArrestedEdit Inotai · Elsewhere, Slovakia to revive cooperation with Russia at meeting planned for November 25; Hungary parliament approves new child protection legislation; and Czech Army chief warns of possible Russian a
  73. 71.‘Invisible Human Engine’: Book Goes Behind Courtroom Battles at Yugoslav TribunalDragana Erjavec · A groundbreaking book about the UN’s tribunal in The Hague shifts the focus from war criminals on trial to the hidden workforce that powered the court.
  74. 72.Halk TV Takeover Confirms ‘Long Capture’ of Turkey’s MediaGurkan Ozturan · As a noose tightens on one of Turkey’s last remaining independent TV channels, the transformation of a once diverse media sector into a ‘univocal government-dominated ecosystem’ is almost total.
  75. 73.Croatia Rejects Serbian Accusation of Election InterferenceVuk Tesija · Croatian leaders dismiss Belgrade's protest note accusing Zagreb of meddling in looming elections and suggest Serbia's under-pressure ruling party is using the claim to mobilise voters.
  76. 74.‘Family Values’ Row Returns as Kosovo Govt Revives Changes to Civil CodeArdita Zeqiri · Prime Minister Albin Kurti announces plan to move ahead with stalled changes to civil legislation as opposition MP attacks provisions deemed hostile to 'traditional family values' such as same-sex par
  77. 75.US Convicts Bosnian of Attempting to Buy Arms from North KoreaMaja Zivanovic · A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina was sentenced to five years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to buy portable anti-aircraft weapons from North Korea, breaching US sanctions.
  78. 76.Croatia Sets Eight Conditions for Backing Montenegro’s EU AccessionVuk Tesija · Zagreb has issued eight conditions for supporting Montenegro's EU membership, mostly relating to the violent breakup of the former Yugoslavia – and all of which it calls 'clearly achievable'.
  79. 77.Albanian PM Blames Opposition After Another Night of Violent ClashesFjori Sinoruka · Edi Rama accuses opposition of trying to 'pull Albania down' after a second night of violence saw government buildings and businesses attacked and set on fire amid clashes between student protesters a
  80. 78.Central Europe Struggles to Square the Circle over Foreign WorkersEdit Inotai · The four Central European countries all face growing labour shortages, but are at different stages of that process and are taking different approaches to it.
  81. 79.Black Sea Drone Attacks Expose Holes in Bulgarian Security StrategySvetoslav Todorov · Military experts are alarmed at what they see as inaction on the part of Bulgaria’s government in the face of spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
  82. 80.Rising Violence is a Sign that Serbia’s Ruling Party is PanickingDejan Bursac · The ruling Serbian Progressive Party’s nervousness about possibly losing the October 25 elections is driving its hardcore supporters’ increasingly aggressive behaviour on the streets.
  83. 81.Albanian President Urges Calm as Street Protest Clashes ContinueFjori Sinoruka · President Bajram Begaj voiced concern about escalating tensions as students who gathered for a second day of rallies against the government clashed with law enforcement officers again.
  84. 82.Kosovo to Boost Support for Ex-KLA Leaders Ahead of War Crimes AppealXhorxhina Bami · Prime Minister Albin Kurti announces working group to assist appeals of convicted former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders – while the country's Ombudsperson accuses the Hague court of lacking transparen
  85. 83.Insider Blows Lid on Serbian Ruling Party’s Use of Hired ThugsSasa Dragojlo · Momcilo Marjanovic says he spent a decade providing ‘security’ for Serbia’s ruling party, a role that involved buying votes, beating protesters, and taking bundles of cash from the director of a publi
  86. 84.Tear Gas, Petrol Bombs on Tirana’s Streets as Police and Students TussleFjori Sinoruka · An anti-government protest led by students demanding better educational conditions escalated into violent clashes between demonstrators and police in the Albanian capital.
  87. 85.Sex Tapes Scandal Shows Albania’s Still Stuck in Patriarchal MindsetVasilika Laci · The moralistic reaction to leaked tapes of women filmed secretly in intimate acts shows Albania is still struggling to accept women as sexual beings – while also failing legally to protect victims of
  88. 86.How North Macedonia’s Inheritance Tax Policy Penalises Childless HeirsElena Gagovska · When one member of a childless couple dies in North Macedonia, the other has to pay tax to inherit the home they both lived in - and the legal complications don’t end there.
  89. 87.Bosnia’s New Government was Being Built as Votes Were Still Being CountedAzem Kurtic · Party leaders were criss-crossing the country assembling backstage coalition deals ‘on the road’ long before all the ballot-counting was finished.
  90. 88.Albanian Student Protesters Clash with Police Outside Ministry of EducationFjori Sinoruka · Police made 23 arrests as violence erupted between students and police officers at a demonstration in Tirana linked to the ongoing ‘Flamingo Revolution’ anti-government protests.
  91. 89.Romanian Far-Right Politician Georgescu Put Under House ArrestMarian Chiriac · Former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu’s detention replaced with house arrest for alleged involvement in major fraud case as right-wing supporters rally outside court.
  92. 90.Bulgaria Summons Russian Envoy Over New Black Sea Drone AttacksSvetoslav Todorov · PM Rumen Radev summons Russian ambassador over latest drone strikes targeting ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone, admitting Moscow likely 'benefited' from the attacks.
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